[GOgg]

The Eos is now about 15m old and I have spent a lot of time and effort on the outside keeping it clean and shiny. I was topping up the screen wash and noticed that I had been neglecting my Eos innards. It was like a spring day here on Saturday so I decided to get the steam cleaner out and give the enginge a good clean as well as well as all the hidden bits. Just like new now.

Anyone else as particular as me? or just me being a sado.

Cheers

 

[cb391]

Nothing wrong with cleaning under the hood. Besides, sometimes by going under the hood, potential problems can be spotted and fixed before they become serious.

 

[Eos_Up]

I'll never steam clean my engine...

About 4 years ago, I had my '99 Pontiac completely detailed which included steam cleaning the engine. Up until that time the engine ran perfectly. After the detail, the car would intermittently quit for no apparent reason. Twice I had to towed into for service and they were unable to find anything wrong with it.

Finally, I traded it in as I had no confidence in it and was always leery about getting stranded somewhere. I can't say for sure that the steam cleaning was the reason for my engine problem, but then again, I can't be sure that it wasn't.

I can say that a dirty engine probably won't run worse than a clean one. About the only advantage is that it might make the car easier to sell down the line.

 

[GOgg]

It certainly has not made any difference to the reliability (so far) but it does make it easier under the hood not to get oil and dirt on your clothes when working in there.

Good point regarding the resale value as well. But its not going to do much good I doubt usually I seem to get ripped off at the dealer when the time comes to trade-in. The dealer is the only one that seems to get more for pristine, low milage cars in my experience.

Cheers

 

[Pepino]

You quite possible may have had a worn valve gasket on your pontiac and you managed some water in the system. I know pontiac vehicles sometimes need them replaced every 30k! As far as a clean engine... I prefer it clean not only for the reasons mentioned above, but also when age starts kicking in, leaks, stains, and other problems are easier to pick out.... especially coolant leaks.

 

[neh321]

The Eos is now about 15m old and I have spent a lot of time and effort on the outside keeping it clean and shiny. I was topping up the screen wash and noticed that I had been neglecting my Eos innards. It was like a spring day here on Saturday so I decided to get the steam cleaner out and give the enginge a good clean as well as well as all the hidden bits. Just like new now.

Anyone else as particular as me? or just me being a sado.

Cheers

Sad as I am I clean under the bonnet every week (along with the boot and whole interior)! I like my cars looking like new all the time!

 

[GOgg]

At least I'm not alone. cheers neh321. Happy cleaning!

 

[solarflare]

I clean the engine on all my vehicles. Never had a problem. I like my engine looking brand new. I use to dump what was left in my soap bucket over the engine and then rinse lightly with the hose at each car wash. This did a great job of keeping the engine looking brand new. However, I thought I read in the owners manual that it was advised not to wash the engine compartment because this could remove protective coatings designed to prevent corrosion? Anyone else recollect this? That said, I still rinse my engine compartment but only once or twice a year though.

 

[maxscience]

Never clean the engine bay! It's useless and can lead to problems, especially with nowadays cars fitted with electronics. The ECU automotive standards should be waterproof but often cables are not so why risk.

If you're so mad you want your engine bay clean take your time and use a vacuum cleaner plus a towel but not water or steam.

 

[Shannkrn]

Don't clean engine

This past Friday our detail guy cleaned the engine on my 2012 Eos, about 6 hours later we discovered engine fan running, pressed ignition button to turn off, fan started again immediately and dashboard lights went crazy, windows raising and lowering. Repeat above several times. By morning battery drained. Had car towed to dealer. Tech told me this, 'it looks like you had the car detailed recently and the cleaner caused the problem'. Hoping to get my car back today Hoping warranty covers.